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Canon PowerShot SD890 IS
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| Model Name: | Canon PowerShot SD890 IS Digital ELPH |
| Check Prices: | Check Now! |
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| Manufacturer URL: | Mfr. Website |
| General | |
| Model Number: | SD890 IS |
| Camera Format: | Compact |
| Currently Manufactured: | Yes |
| Retail Price: | $399.99 |
| Street Price: | $372.09 |
| Date Available: | 2008-04-10 |
| Tripod Mount: | Yes |
| Weight: | 155g 5.5oz |
| Weight With Batteries? | No |
| Size: | 95 x 57 x 27 mm 3.8 x 2.3 x 1.1 in |
| Image Capture | |
| Image Resolution: | 3648x2736, 3648x2048, 2816x2112, 2272x1704, 1600x1200 |
| Continuous-mode frames/second: | 1.2 |
| Movie Resolution: | 640x480, 320x240, 160x120 |
| Movie Frame Rate: | 30, 30, 15 |
| Movie Audio: | Yes |
| Imaging Sensor (Megapixels): | 10.30 |
| CCD Size (inches): | 1/2.3" |
| Focal Length Multiplier: | n/a |
| Aspect Ratio: | 4:3, 16:9 |
| Sensor Type: | CCD |
| Effective Megapixels: | 10.00 |
| Lens | |
| Focal Length (35mm equivalent): | 37 - 185 mm |
| Zoom Ratio: | 5.00x |
| Digital Zoom: | Yes |
| Digital Zoom Values: | Up to 4x |
| Auto Focus: | Yes |
| Auto Focus Assist Light? | Yes |
| Manual Focus: | No |
| Normal Focus Range: | 50 cm to Infinity 19.7 in to Infinity |
| Macro Focus Range: | 2 - 50 cm 0.8 - 19.7 in |
| Aperture Range: | f/3.2 or f/9.2 (W) / f/5.7 or f/16.6 (T) |
| Lens Thread: | |
| Lens Thread Type: | |
| Display | |
| Optical Viewfinder: | Yes |
| LCD Viewfinder: | Yes |
| LCD Size (inches): | 2.5 |
| LCD Resolution (pixels): | 230,000 |
| Max Playback Zoom: | 10x |
| Exposure | |
| ISO Settings: | 80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200 |
| White Balance Settings: | Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Custom |
| Shutter Speed Range: | 15 - 1/1600 |
| Exp Adj Range (EV): | +/- 2.0EV in 0.3EV steps |
| Metering Modes: | Evaluative, Center-weighted average, Spot, Face Detect AE |
| Aperture Priority: | No |
| Shutter Priority: | No |
| Full Manual Exposure: | No |
| Self Timer: | 1 - 30 seconds |
| Flash | |
| Internal Flash: | Yes |
| Flash Modes: | Auto, Red-eye Reduction, Auto Red-eye Correction, Flash On, Flash Off; FE lock, Slow Synchro |
| Flash Guide Number (Meters): | n/a |
| Flash Range Description: | Auto ISO 11 ft / 3.3 m (W), 6.6 ft./ 2.0 m (T) |
| Ext Flash Connection: | n/a |
| Image Storage | |
| Usable Memory Types: | SDHC / SD |
| Memory Included (MB): | 32.0 |
| Uncompressed Format: | |
| CCD Raw Format: | No |
| Movie File Format: | AVI (Motion JPEG) |
| Connectivity | |
| Video Out: | Yes |
| Video Mode (NTSC/PAL): | Yes |
| Video Usable as Viewfinder: | |
| External Connections: | USB 2.0 High Speed |
| Other Connection: | Multipurpose USB/AV connector |
| Included Software: | Canon Software Suite CD-ROM |
| OS Compatibility: | Windows, Mac OS |
| Power | |
| Battery Form Factor: | Proprietary NB-5L |
| Usable Battery Types: | Lithium-ion rechargeable |
| Batteries Included: | 1 x Proprietary NB-5L Lithium-ion rechargeable |
| Battery Charger Included: | Yes |
| Notes & Features: | Optical Image Stabilization, Motion Detection technology, Hi-ISO Auto and Noise Reduction technology, Face Detection, In-Camera Image Enhancement. |
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